Inestimable

//ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude. not-comparable

    "The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond."

  2. 2
    Venerable, great. not-comparable

    "On my arrival hither I found a letter from the inestimable Mr. Wythe, by which he informs me that in consequence of a late act of our general assembly he remains the sole judge of the high court of chancery."

Adjective
  1. 1
    beyond calculation or measure wordnet

Synonyms

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invaluablepricelessinfinitebeyond pricecertaindear

Example

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"The extent of the damage is inestimable."

Etymology

From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.

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